Aizawl, Oct. 26 -- Mizoram authorities have so far completed biometric registration of 14,532 refugees from Myanmar - accounting for 46.48 percent of the total number currently sheltering in the state, according to officials in the Home Department.
The latest figures indicate that 31,265 people from Myanmar remain in Mizoram after fleeing the ongoing conflict and political instability in their country. The biometric exercise, carried out through the Foreigners Identification Portal & Biometric Enrolment (FIP&BE) system, began in late July and continues despite slow progress.
Officials attributed the sluggish pace mainly to technical difficulties, including weak or unavailable internet connections in remote border areas. "While the process...